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Xbox’s official account on X (formerly Twitter) has announced an update that speeds up the Windows Xbox app’s launch time by up to 60%. Microsoft developers and a reporter from the US outlet The Verge have both praised the change for making handheld devices feel more like a console. On 5ch’s “Hardware/Industry” (Geha) board, the thread sparked by this news saw a mix of reactions — some praising Microsoft’s push on PC, others coolly replying that “Steam is good enough” — and the discussion expanded into a debate over the feature gap between the two platforms and why Steam remains so dominant.
What people said
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I like that the new Xbox PC app feels more console-like on handhelds.
https://x.com/tomwarren/status/2118388800632303715
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2118387702227939328/vid/avc1/3840×2160/U1Sge3LdB3xwaxIf.mp4
@asha_shar
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Making Xbox on Windows faster and more responsive. Starting today, we're rolling out an update that speeds up the app by up to 60%. It's a meaningful improvement, and there's still a lot more work to do.
Microsoft puts out games like Age of Empires and Flight Simulator — not for everyone, but they've got some pretty solid titles
The Xbox app can run Steam too, you know? Are you talking out of your ass without even trying it?
Because PS5 has a jailbroken, pirated "free store"!
Nintendo fanboy ("Chika-kun"): "But I still won't buy it"
Wait, now you're calling PC users "Chika-kun" too?
You PlayStation fanboys, lolllllllllllllllllllllllll
This 50-year-old guy (ID: 7zcT6hJq0) doesn't even own a PC,
so he just doesn't get it.
He loves his Nintendo console a little too much…
Take it easy and enjoy.
Delete it, delete it, delete it, delete it, delete it, delete it, delete it
Well, that pretty much answers it
Yeah, exactly
There's no way MS can make anything decent
Windows is garbage after all
And doesn't the Xbox launcher support Steam now?
By the time that ships, we'll probably be on Windows 12
DX ray tracing is also getting a new model that drastically cuts VRAM usage, and since they're already working with NVIDIA on major VRAM-compression tech, it'll be here soon anyway
Sure, the Series has a smaller install base, but even the One — which they practically gave away — never got properly cracked either, so that says something
Apparently they've got insane device-level locks on it
Not even comparable to some chump who leaked their own master key
Games bought on the MS Store sometimes come pre-compiled with shaders, so they launch fast right from the very first run
lolololol
Well, beefing it up just costs more money, and SteamOS already flopped hard, so I guess it can't be helped
But honestly, it's been bloated for way too long
"Flopped hard"? It's free — what's there to flop
For people allergic to Windows, SteamOS is a better option than a Mac
I could get it if you said the famously unstable Epic Games Launcher is heavy, but Steam being heavy? What kind of garbage spec are you running to get that
And this Xbox app thing is basically a knockoff of Steam's Big Picture mode anyway — its Xbox mode can even backfire, and some games aren't supported, so it's a hassle and there's no real reason to use it
Who even buys a Deck? People who play PC games more than they have sex, eat, drink water, or breathe oxygen, that's who
Reinstalling hundreds of GB — sometimes over a TB — of games is such a pain
Re: #83
If you've got a self-built AMD rig, you can just run SteamOS on it
No need for a Deck
Wait, you're building your own UMPC?
Dude, what year do you think it is? Still the Heisei era? (Heisei: Japan's imperial era, 1989–2019)
being able to see Ubisoft, EA, Epic, and GOG titles all in one place is nice
Though personally, I use Playnite
Sure, it's about management, but with that you lose access to Steam's reviews, Workshop, and guides, so I end up thinking "eh, never mind"
Support is solid
Refunds and sales are great
But above all, it's the strong community that really sets it apart from every other store
Steam's support is "solid"? Even though they just leave cheaters and hacked lobbies completely unchecked?
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Microsoft has been pushing to optimize the Windows Xbox app for handheld devices as well, and it’s worth noting that the “60% faster launch” figure comes from the developer account’s own announcement on X — it hasn’t been independently verified by a third party. What split the thread was the question of how far the Xbox app can actually encroach on Steam’s stronghold. Those favorable to Microsoft pointed to its own titles like Age of Empires and Flight Simulator as evidence of its “seriousness,” while skeptics argued no one will actually switch apps, citing the strength of Steam’s community features like reviews and Workshop. One post claimed the Xbox console itself has avoided large-scale piracy, but that’s simply the poster’s own view — no official comparative data was presented to back it up.
※This article is an excerpt/summary compiled from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry [Geha]) thread “[Supremacy] Xbox Finally Gets Serious About Its PC App — Just Like a Console! Plus a Godly Update That Speeds Up Launch by 60%.”
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